The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Dublin 2024, Andrew Dougherty crossed the line in 1:12:28: 193rd of 1,221 men, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 4:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Dublin ran fast: the 1,044 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:46 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:07Running 1 2:56v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:43v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:55v median −0:49
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 5:38v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 5:01v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:06v median −0:44
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 4:51v median −1:00
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Block 08 7:47Running 8 3:15v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1106
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,106 men who finished.